Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

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A polygon with four sides and four angles.

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How many sides does a quadrilateral have?

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4

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What is a square?

Back

A quadrilateral with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.

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What is a rectangle?

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A quadrilateral with opposite sides equal and 4 right angles.

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What is a parallelogram?

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A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides.

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How are squares and rectangles different?

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Squares have 4 sides equal to each other while rectangles only require opposite sides to be equal.

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What is a rhombus?

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A quadrilateral with all four sides equal but not necessarily with right angles.

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What is a trapezoid?

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A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

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What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

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360 degrees.

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Can a quadrilateral have all sides of different lengths?

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Yes, it can be an irregular quadrilateral.